date:Aug 21, 2014
nd, said last month that a decision by the watchdog to ban most Polish fruit and vegetable imports was an act of political repression by the Kremlin.
McDonald's operates 438 restaurants in Russia and sees the country as one of its top seven major markets outside the United States and Canada, according to its 2013 annual report.
Russia has been a very bright spot for McDonald's, said Mark Kalinowski, a restaurant analyst for Janney Capital Markets.
Russia accounts for roughly 10 percent of McD